[Amps] Mail Order Operations

[Brian Carling]

Was this a ham selling the equipment?
If so, I think you should let us know who it is.

There is also an approprite forum for reporting such things at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BadHam/

On 1 Sep 2003 at 11:05, Harold B. Mandel wrote:

> Dear Friends,
> 
> Personal experience has taught me to shy away from remote deals.
> 
> A supposed reliable seller on the popular auction site had pictures,
> an accurate description, a written return policy, a contact telephone
> number and had seven positive feedbacks, zero negatives.
> 
> Only after the culprit disappeared with my wire transfer funds
> and after initiating fraud charges did I learn that many of the 
> ads and articles appearing are entirely false. The pictures are
> not what is being represented, the return policies and descriptions
> are just letters on a screen.
> 
> The feedbacks are all fabrications, set up by the perpetrators
> to assuage prospective buyers.
> 
> There's nothing wrong with mail-order if the relationship and 
> reputation(s) can be verified by third-party. Case in point:
> Fair Radio Sales. There are reliable amateurs who deal in
> mail-order, too.
> 
> Just be prepared to lose your money just like going to 
> Atlantic City. If it smells odd it probably is.
> 
> Hal
> ka1xo/4
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